Sports teams in the Halifax Regional Municipality

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This page has the sports teams and venues in Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality:

[edit] Current and Future teams

Club League Venue Established Championships
Halifax Mooseheads Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Halifax Metro Centre 1994 0
Halifax Wolverines Maritime Junior A Hockey League Halifax Forum 2004 0
Halifax Rainmen Pursuing membership in a new league Halifax Metro Centre 2007 0
Nova Scotia Keltics Rugby Canada Super League Graves Oakly, Wanderers Grounds 1998 0
Halifax Pelham Canadians Nova Scotia Senior Baseball League Mainland North Commons 1985 2
Halifax Thunder Nova Scotia Junior C Hockey League Centennial Arena 2006 0
Dartmouth Moosehead Dry Nova Scotia Senior Baseball League Beazley Diamond 1990 13
Riverlake Rugby Football Club Rugby Nova Scotia Range Park, LC Skerry 2006 0
Halifax Rugby Football Club Rugby Nova Scotia Graves Oakley, Wanderers Grounds 1958 7

[edit] Defunct teams

Club League Venue Years Championships
Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL Hockey (71-78) Halifax Forum,
(78-84) Halifax Metro Centre		 1971-1984 3
Nova Scotia Oilers AHL Hockey Halifax Metro Centre 1985-1987 0
Halifax Citadels AHL Hockey Halifax Metro Centre 1988-1993 0
Halifax Windjammers* WBL Basketball Halifax Metro Centre 1991-1992 0
Halifax Windjammers* NBL Basketball Halifax Metro Centre 1993-1994 0
Dartmouth Destroyers* CEHL Hockey Dartmouth Sportsplex 2005-2006 0
Nova Scotia Clippers CSL Soccer Beazley Field 1991 0

(*)Successful teams that became defunct after the league itself folded.

[edit] Major Venues

Venue Seating Built Use
Huskies Stadium 11,000 1970 Football, Soccer
Halifax Metro Centre 10,595 1970 Hockey, Basketball
Scotia Speedworld 6,000 1987 Auto Racing
Halifax Forum 5,600 1928 Hockey, Basketball
Dartmouth Sportsplex 3,000 1975 Hockey